Just in time for Valentine's Day, a virtual free workshop and Meet the Authors for The Fundamentals of Marriage by Howard and Danielle Taylor. This virtual event takes place at 7 pm on Thursday, February 11th. Join us via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceGoqjkuHdw9dta-b3emVMpSWKkTQtdO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining...
Meet best-selling author Debbie Baldwin with the virtual launch of the second in the Bishop Securities romantic suspense series, Illicit Intent! Learn about the series and a sneak peek of what's coming next! Books are available from either our online Bookshop (click on each image for a direct link) or at the store for 10%...
Join us for an engaging discussion with author Ed Tarkington. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your free link to attend this special virtual event! A Winter 2021 Read This Next Title! at The Southern Bookseller Review “The Fortunate Ones feels like a fresh and remarkably sure-footed take on The Great Gatsby, examining the complex costs...
In February we'll discuss the much-anticipated new The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles This event will take place LIVE and on Zoom for those who'd like to join from home (hint: we'll have a surprise or two in store for you!) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81509039047?pwd=TjFsbkhEQVUycVlabFZrVjRPK1NsZz09 Meeting ID: 815 0903 9047 Passcode: 473664 Based on...
Email mainstreetreads@gmail.com to join us for this important discussion of Economy Hall with author Fatima Shaik! Free to Main Street Reads readers: It is impossible to imagine New Orleans, and by extension American history, without the vibrant and singular Creole culture. In the face of an oppressive white society, members of the Société d’Economie et...
Ah, remember our first birthday? Yep, last March 1; and just days later, well, yeah, THAT happened. Because we still can't safely jam us all in for a standing-room only super-hero party, this year's Anniversary Celebration is going to look a wee bit different. We'll still cut a cake on Monday, March 1st (3 pm),...
“The most delightful cast of characters I’ve met in ages…a modern romance masterpiece.“ —New York Times bestseller Christina Lauren From Kate Clayborn, the acclaimed author of Love Lettering, comes a sparkling, tender novel, Love At First about bickering neighbors, surprise reunions, and the mysterious power of love… Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw—or...
Join us for a fascinating chat and Meet the Author event with local author Matt Loveland, and get a signed copy of his new release: The Artist: Faith, Science, and the Rest of Us. About the Book: You matter because you were made.Created, on purpose, in the very image of God. And that’s not just...
Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein’s rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson’s evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium. A secretary, an artist and a diplomat’s wife, each must confront the complexities of trust, friendship, and...
Book Club Questions Below (they do contain spoilers!) The Third Tuesday of this month will see us having a live and or virtual discussion of the amazing The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. You can join in the fun LIVE at Main Street Reads March 16th at 6:30 pm OR join in via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83921524726?pwd=Z3NOanY4MVBPdXR0YTRhQ1JPclMvdz09...
We're so excited to announce that speaker Chris Singleton, author of the already wildly popular Different, will be at Main Street Reads on March 20th to celebrate and discuss his newest book releasing in March, Your Life Matters. Empowering and validating, Your Life Matters teaches children of all races about Black History and reassures black...
Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your link to attend this special event with New York Times bestselling author Mary Lawson, acclaimed for digging into the “wilderness of the human heart.”...
Join us Saturday, April 3rd for a special book signing, perfect for a wonderful personalized Easter gift: Shrimp Tales: Small Bites of History with author Beverly Bowers Jennings! This book...
Our "Living Large" book club meets monthly to talk about those "big books" -- the ones we know everyone is talking about (or should be, or will be very soon!)...
Seattle novelist Gregory Erich Phillips has selected Main Street Reads for the virtual launch of his newest novel, A Season in Lights. “Written by a true creative, A Season in Lights...
Before The Great Gatsby's famed Nick Carraway moved to West Egg and into Gatsby's periphery, he was at the center of a very different story-one taking place along the trenches...
One day. Hundreds of bookstores. Fifty states. Join the celebration! Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last...
Get ready for the amazing C. Hope Clark to return to her hometown of Summerville (she graduated from SHS) when she visits Main Street Reads to celebrate the launch of...
Just in time for the perfect Mother's Day gift! ALICE: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, Charleston Renaissance Artist, has come to Main Street Reads and folks, it is GORGEOUS! A collaboration...
"Sobremesa reads like a cross between magical realism and the food section of the New York Times. Delicioso!” —Beth Ostrosky-Stern, New York Times Bestselling Author If food is the universal...